Month: January 2017

Women empowerment has been a key area of focus across the globe, which in turn has created a highly conducive environment for growth of the global breast pumps market. Breast pumps has turned out to be a silent proponent for women’s freedom and right to work uninhibited, as it allows nursing mothers to pursue a…

The global life sciences industry has witnessed rampant growth over the last decade. Expiry of product patents and overall economic down turn leading to plummeting revenue in the recent past is influencing major players in the industry to develop alternative drugs and related services to sustain in the market. Moreover, stringent regulatory compliance further translates…

Changing lifestyles, characterized by unhealthy food habits and increasing consumption of high sugar food and aerated drinks is leading to rapid decline in oral hygiene and spurt in incidence of dental problems. As per oral health facts published by the World Health Organization in 2012, 60% to 90% of school children and close to 100%…

Over the last couple of decades, cancer has emerged as one of the biggest threats to mankind, with a staggering 14.1 million cases as of 2012. Breast cancer is the second-most prevalent cancer, with around 1.7 million cases registered in 2012 alone. Apart from increasing incidence of the disease, awareness about breast cancer has increased…

Increasing westernization across developing nations worldwide has inadvertently led to rapid decline in healthy lifestyle due to increasing inclination of the populace towards fast food. This shift towards a sedentary lifestyle is resulting in an alarming increase in diabetes incidence rate. On the contrary growing consumer health awareness and rising spending on healthcare, characterized by…

Various advancements in healthcare and easier access to healthcare facilities is leading to lower mortality rates and in turn higher life expectancy worldwide. As per Global Health Observatory (GHO) data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), global life expectancy at birth in 2015 was 71.4 years, an increase of 5 years during 2000–2015. This…